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Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck Help Celebrate Japan Prefecture’s 150th Anniversary
CHIBA — Some 72,000 people gathered Thursday in Chiba City for a parade to celebrate the 150th anniv...
November 24, 2023
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Undeclared Income from Online Transactions Leading to Large Penalties
Cases in which people do not declare large amounts of income on tax returns, especially money earned...
November 24, 2023
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TEPCO Staffer Who Tested Positive For Drugs Allowed to Enter Critical Area at Nuclear Power Plant
A person who had tested positive for drugs entered a critical area where nuclear materials are used ...
November 23, 2023
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Hanshin Tigers, Orix Buffaloes Parade in Osaka, Kobe
Fans flocked to see players as parades celebrating the pro baseball league championships by Hanshin ...
November 23, 2023
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World’s Best Trash Pickers Compete in Shibuya
Want to join a sport where talking trash is the name of the game? That’s what Spogomi is all about, ...
November 23, 2023
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Komeito’s Yamaguchi Asks China to Loan Giant Panda to Sendai
BEIJING — Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi requested Cai Qi, a member of the Secretariat of the Chi...
November 23, 2023
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Ex-Johnny’s Notifying 35 Sexual Abuse Victims of Compensation Plans
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A panel of lawyers set up by talent agency Smile-Up Inc., formerly Johnny & Assoc...
November 23, 2023
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Nihon University Recommends President, Vice President Resign
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The board of Nihon University Wednesday recommended that President Takeo Sakai an...
November 23, 2023
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Rina Gonoi, Ex-SDF Officer Who Protested Sexual Abuse in Services, among BBC’s 100 Women for 2023
LONDON — Rina Gonoi, a former Self-Defense Forces officer who spoke up on sexual abuse she suffered ...
November 23, 2023
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Organ Donation Decisions Causing Heartache for Families; Raising Awareness for Organ Donation Necessary
The number of organ donations has been on an upward trend in Japan lately — organ donations from bra...
November 23, 2023
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App Creates Fake Audio Clips Mimicking Japanese Leaders; Experts Warn of Confusion Over Elections, Disasters
Shinichi Yamaguchi, an associate professor at the International University of Japan and a member of ...
November 22, 2023
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Akita Prefecture Plans to Withdraw Request for Hunting Association to Refrain from Hunting Bears; Number of Bears Captured This Fiscal Year Exceeds 2,000
AKITA — The Akita prefectural government announced plans on Tuesday to withdraw its request to the p...
November 22, 2023
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Eruption that Formed New Japan Island Continues Rumbling on
The undersea volcanic eruption that created a new island about 1 kilometer south of Iwoto Island is ...
November 22, 2023
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Japan, MIT to Open Research Hub in Tokyo, as Country’s Startups See Few Investors
The government will set up a new hub for joint research as early as fiscal 2028 with the Massachuset...
November 22, 2023
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Japan’s Oldest Mayor, 89, Decides Not to Run for His 10th Term; Incumbent 1st Elected in 1988
An 89-year-old mayor, the oldest in Japan, has decided not to run in the next mayoral election, retr...
November 21, 2023
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